Severiano-Ballesteros.jpgSEVERIANO BALLESTEROS
Severiano Ballesteros was a Spanish profesional golfer.
He was one of the sport´s leading figures from the mid-1970s,
when at the age 19 he finished second at the open champsiompship.
Ballesteros was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
for the second time at the BBC Sports Personality Awards 2009.
He was presented with the award at his home in Spain by his friend, compatriot and former Ryder Cup team-mate Jose Maria Olazábal.
Ballesteros died of brain cancer on 7th May 2011, aged 54.